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Ford Explorer 2002–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18121 · NHTSA communication 10011332 · issued Sep 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2002–2004
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Fuel gauge slow to update. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.